John George MCANDREW

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Service Number:	28973
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF
Born:	Limekilns near Bathurst, New South Wales, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Bathurst, Bathurst Regional, New South Wales
Schooling:	Superior Public School, Bathurst
Occupation:	Ironmonger
Died:	Killed in Action, River Somme, France, 21 April 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Frechencourt Communal Cemetery Row A, Grave 15 Headstone Inscription "GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST O LORD LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON HIM", Frechencourt Communal Cemetery, Frechencourt, Amiens, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon

17 Oct 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 28973, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Oct 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 28973, Medium Trench Mortar Batteries, HMAT Borda, Sydney
21 Apr 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 28973, 2nd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 28973 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Division Trench Mortars awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-21

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Son of James Willox and Catherine McANDREW, of Macquarrie House, George Street, Bathurst, New South Wales. Native of Limekilns, Bathurst.